Locomotive portable storm window box



March 29, 1960 A. SHIMEL LOCOMOTIVE PORTABLE STORM wINnow BOX 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Oct. 2, 1956 Fig./

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March 29, 1960 A. L. SHIMEL 2,930,087

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changeability United States Patent 2,930,087 LOCOMOTIVE PORTABLE STORM WINDOW BOX Arthur L. Shimel, Ludington, Mich. 7 Application October 2, 1956, Serial No. 613,436 8 Claims. (CI. 20-40) This invention relates to attachments for locomotives and more particularly to a portable locomotive mounted storm Window box.

An object of the present invention is to provide an attachment for a locomotive cab window which makes possible a more comfortable job of observing the exterior of the cab in any type of weather.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a'lightweight portable window box attachment which is applied to the window opening of the locomotive and held in place without the useof any adjustable type fasteners, whereby the box is applied by simply fitting it in place. One of the features of the invention is the interof the box from the window on the left of the cab to the window on the rightof the cab or vice versa.

A further object of the invention is to provide a locomotive window box in the form of a separable attachment, the window box being weather-proof and having copious transparent area so that the engineer may lean out the window but remain in a protective enclosure while so doing. Another feature of the invention in this connection is the arrangement of doors in the attachment, at least one of the doors being capable of opening.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter def scribed and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is an elevational fragmentary view of a locomotive illustrating one Window in whose opening an attachment made in accordance with the invention is applied;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the attachment of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a back elevational view of the attachment in Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken approximately on the line 44 of Figure 3, but showing in phantom line a part of the locomotive Window opening with which the attachment is engageable; and

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on a line 55 of Figure 3 and further illustrating in phantom line the window opening of the locomotive with which the attachment is connected.

in the accompanying drawings there is an attachment 10 constructed in accordance with the principles of the invention. This attachment is shown in the operative position in Figure 1, that is, applied to a locomotive in juxtaposition to Window opening 12 thereof. The same attachment 10 is adapted to be fitted in and secured to the edges of the Window opening on the other side of locomotive 14, the attachment being freely and completely interchangeable without any adjustment whatsoever.

Attachment 10 is made of lightweight material so that it is easy to install and remove. It consists of a bottom 16 of approximately rectangular plan form, the inner Accordingly, these means are interchangeably usable with' 2,930,087 Patented. Mar. 29, 1960 edge of the bottom having a recess 20 shaped to accommodate arm rest 22 that is normally found on the bottom bottom 16 by standard fastening techniques, as by being glued and doweled or screwed when the materials of con.- struction that are used admit of such type of fastening. Such materials would be wood, whereas, if a metal is selected as the materials from which the attachment is constructed, other techniques will be used in making'the junctions. The side or side wall 24 is made of frame construction, having two transparent panels 26'and 28 rabbeted therein or otherwise fastened in place. The transparent panels may be made of a safety type material, as safety glass or plastic, or may be ordinary window glass. The front and rear 30 and 32 are constructed of panels 34 and 36 suitably secured to the side wall 24 and to vertical posts 37 and 38 which are firmly attached to the bottom 16. The front 30 has a door 40made of a frame 42 in which there is a transparent panel 44. Vertical hinge 46 is secured along one edge of the door 42 and to the inner surface of front 24. Door stop 48 extends around the marginal edge of the door for the pur-- pose of haxing an effective weather seal when the door is in the closed position and held by means of swinging latch 50 in that position. Rear Wall 32 has door 52 connected by hinge 54 to the front wall 24, this door having a transparent panel 56 and otherwise constructed identical to door 42. Pivoted latch 60 holds door 52 in the closed position.

A sloping top 62 is attached to whose upper edges are sloped to accommodate top 62, and it is secured to the posts 37 and 38 and the upper edge of the front wall 24. To assure a weather-proof attachment, covering 64 is applied on the top 62 and is held in place by tacks, either with or without a molding. The means for attaching the box to the locomotive are extremely simple and provide for excellent weather sealing. The upper part of the top 62 and, specifically, on strip 70, which is at the inner extremity of top 62, there is an upstanding strip 72. This strip is one side of an angle bracket 74 which extends the full length of the box.

The strip 72 is adapted to be fitted under and behind the upper part 76 of the locomotive Window opening and, specifically, behind the side wall of the cab which frames the window opening 12. The bottom 16 has, on its rear edge, two hooks 80 and 82 which open downwardly in order to fit over the edge 84 of the window opening 12. either window on the sides of the cab of the locomotive 14.

The attachment is sealed to the side of the locomotive cab by means of weather seals 86 and 88 which may assume the form of rubber strips attached onto the posts 37 and 38 of the front and rear 30 and 32 respectively by means of cleats 90 and 92. A small part of the seal projects rearwardly beyond the rear edges of thefcleats opening and the hooks 80 and 82 attached over the lower opposite sides of arm rest 22. The engineer or other occupants of the cab in the edge of the window opening on locomotive may then have entry into the box for a better view without being exposed to the Weather, wind, etc.

When it is desired, for one reason or another, to open the attachment, the latches 50 or 60 are opened and by means of the handles 96 and 97 the front or rear walls have their doors openable. Otherwise, a very effective.-

panels 34 and 36,

weather-proof attachment fEr the locomotive is present to make more comfortable the duties of the engineer or other occupants of the cab of a locomotive.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly all suitable. modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention as claimed What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A locomotive portable storm window construction comprising an outwardly extending top with two end panels and a side panel connected thereto forming a rigid construction, each of said panels having transparent areas therein, said panels being further rigidly connected to a bottom of rectangular shape, said bottom on the inside thereof having dow wardly opening hook means for embracingly engaging t e lower edge of a window opening of a locomotive cab, said top having rigidly secured thereto on its inner edge an upstanding strip extending lengthwise. thereof whose outside edge is engageable with the inside face. of the upper edge of said locomotive cab window, said topbeing downwardly and outwardly sloped from said strip enabling said window construction to be inserted in a locomotive cab window from inside the cab by first engaging said hook with the lower edge of the locomotive cab window and then pivoting the upper portion of the window construction outwardly of the locomotive until said strip engages the inside face of the upper edge of the locomotive cab window whereby the storm window construction and its center of gravity will be positioned substantially entirely outside the locomotive cab window and gravity tion in position in the window opening of the locomotive cab.

2. The combination of claim 1, said bottom being cut away on the inside edge thereof a sufiicient amount to receive an arm rest formedon the lower window member of the locomotive cab, said hook means including at least one hookadjacent each end of said bottom depending therefrom and engageable with the lower edge of said locomotive cab window and being disposed on either side of said arm rest.

3, The combination of claim 1, said bottom being cut away onthe inside edge thereof a sufficient amount to receive'an arm rest formed on the lower window memberof the locomotive cab, said hook means including at least one book adjacent eac end of said bottom depending" therefrom and cngageable with the lower edge of said locomotive cab window and being disposed on either side of said arm rest, said end panels having at least a portion of each hinged at the outside edge of said portionsfor swinging movement inwardly of said construction to facilitate the circulation of air.

4. The combination of claim 1, said bottom being cut away on the inside edge thereof a sufficient amount to receive an arm rest formed on the lower window member of the locomotive cab, said hook means including at least one hook adjacent each end of said bottom depend.- ing therefrom and engagcable with the lower edge of said locomotive cab window and being disposed on either side of said arm rest, said end panels having at least a porwill retain the window construction of each hinged at the outside edge of said portions for swinging movement inwardly of said construction to facilitate the circulation of air, said hinged portions having a means comprising a latch for the securement of said hinged portions in the closed position.

5. The combination of claim 1, said bottom being cut away on the inside edge thereof a sufiicient amount to receive an arm rest formed on the lower window member of the locomotive cab, said hook means including at least one hook adjacent each end of said bottom de pending therefrom and engageable with the lower edge of said locomotive cab window and being disposed on either side of said arm rest, said end panels having at least a portion of each hinged at the outside edge of said portions for swinging movement inwardly of said construction to facilitate the circulation of air, said window construction having on its surfaces engaging the locomotive cab sealing mean retarding the passage of air, water and smoke or the like therebetween.

6. The combination of claim 1, said window construction having on its surfaces engaging the locomotive cab sealing means retarding the passage of air, water and smoke or the like therebetween.

7. An insertable and replaceable storm window construction for locomotive cabs of the type having window openings in aside wall thereof,,said window construction comprising; top and bottom panels having outwardly converging surfaces, two end panels and a side panel rigidly. connected to said top and bottom panels forming a rigid construction, one of said top and bottom panels being relatively sloped to enable the insertion of said window construction in said window opening from the interior of the cab, at least one of said side and.end panels having transparent areas therein, upstanding retaining means fixedly secured to the inner edge of said sloped panel and, extending its entire length adapted to engage the inner face of the corresponding edge ofrthe locomotive cab window, and means on the inner edge of the panel opposite said sloped panel adapted to embracingly engage the corresponding edge of the locomotive cab window wherein said window construction may be inserted in the position within said cab window by first engaging said embracing means with the corresponding edge of the cab window and then pivoting said sloped panel outwardly ofsaid cab window to engage said engaging. means with the inner face of the corresponding edge of the cab window whereby the window construction and its center of gravity will be positioned outside the locomotive cab andgravity will retain the window con: struction in position in the window opening of the locomotive cab.

8. The combination of claim 7, wherein said end panels have at least a portion of each hinged at the outside edgcof said portions, for swinging movement inwardly of said construction to facilitate the circulation of air.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,206,506 Boynton Nov. 28, 1916 1,345,147 Donovan June 29, 1920 1,665,019 Boyle Apr. 3, 1928 2,311,550 Kautfman Feb. 16, 1943 2,578,470 Gorell et a1 Dec. 11, 1951 

